This document summarizes the results of a 2015 survey conducted by the Research Resources and Research Networking Core (R3N) of the RCMI Translational Research Network (RTRN). The survey gathered information from 254 respondents across 18 RCMI institutions about their utilization of core resources and services. It found that the most widely used resources were molecular biology, bioinformatics, flow cytometry, and study design/biostatistics. Many respondents had utilized resources at other institutions. The eagle-i search tool was rated as easy to use but most respondents did not find resources relevant to their needs through it. The survey also asked about future core resource needs and provided contact information for R3N.

1. RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD008149 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health
RTRN Research Resources and
Research Networking Core
Resources 2015 Survey
Solomon T. Garner, Jr., M.S., Ph.D.
Director, Research Resources and Research Networking (R3N)
RCMI Translational Research Network (RTRN)
Data Coordinating Center (DCC)
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi 39217
Dr. Solomon T. Garner, Jr - Core Resources Survey 2015

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Core Resources 2015 Survey – Meta Data Summary (Double click chart to scroll)
Utilization Summary
Institution Please indicate the institution to
which your are affiliated: N=254
(Institutional N, %of total N)
Have you ever participated in
webinars that showcase core
resources/technology? 43.1% yes vs
56.9% no ( Insti-tutional %yes vs %no
are listed)
Have you ever utilized core resources and/or
related services at another Institution? If yes,
please name the institution and resource/s. (%
yes, comments provided on location etc.)
Charles R. Drew University of
Medicine and Science
11, 4.3% 64% vs 36% 73% yes • Jackson state University
• UCLA - CERP -- research design
City College of New York, CUNY 15, 5.9% 33% vs 67% 80% yes • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center
• Hunter College: mass spec
• NY Structural Biology Center - NMR
• Columbia University, Mass spectroscopy
resources
Clark Atlanta University 7, 2.8% 57% vs 43% 86% yes • Mass Spectrometry Core Resources in
Xavier University of Louisiana
• Pharmacology at El Paso
• Morehouse School of Medicine Genomics Core
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University
13, 5.1% 38.5% vs 61.5% 54% yes
Howard University 9, 3.5% 56% vs 44% 100% yes • • University of Maryland School of
Medicine Johns Hopkins University
• Histology Core at NYU school of Medicine
Hunter College, CUNY 10, 3.9% 10% vs 90% 44% yes • Histology Core at NYU school of
Medicine
Jackson State University 7, 2.8% 68% vs 32% 71% yes (no comments)
Meharry Medical College 16, 6.3% 50% vs 50% 81% yes • Vanderbilt University, Proteomics core,
morphology core, electron microscopy core
•Central Del Caribe Proteomics
• Morehouse: Proteomics statistical analysis: grant
submission

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Utilization Summary
How did you identify
these resources?
• eagle-i and other
research resource
information sources
• RTRN services (DCC,
RCC, ACC) and RTRN
Translational Research
Cluster participation
Identification of core resources and/or related services at other Institutions

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Utilization Summary
254 Persons responded from all 18 RCMI
sites Responses by Individual’s associated
roles at the 18 RCMI sites:
Role N, %
Principle Investigator 105, 41.5%
Research Professional (e.g. Research
Director/Manager/Coordinator/Assis
tant and/or Technician)
31, 12.3%
Postdoctoral Fellow/Fellow 9, 3.6%
Tenured or Tenure Track Assistant
Professor
65, 25.7%
Research Faculty (non-tenure track) 28, 11.1%
Undergraduate/Graduate Student 7, 2.8%
Other 8, 3.2%
The most widely used ‘RCMI’ Core Resources
Core Resources N
Cell Sorting 24
Genomic 27
Bioinformatics 39
Flow Cytometry 42
Histology and Pathology 32
Animal Care 41
Study Design, Biostatistics, and Data Management 34
Microarray 24
Sequencing and Genotyping 28
Mass Spectrometry 32
Confocal Microscopy 33
Proteomics Resources 36
Community Engagement 19
Microscopy & Imaging Analysis 23
Molecular Biology 47
Electron Microscopy 23
Shared Instrumentation 20

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Utilization Summary
Responses by Individual’s associated roles at the 18 RCMI
sites (N=254)

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Utilization Summary
Responses from each of the 18 RCMI (N=254)

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Response to:
Which research discipline best describes your work and/or is related?
Utilization Summary

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Current of Utilization Cores
Response to:
Which of the following core resources…have you used in the past three (3) years?

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Current of Utilization Cores
Currently the most widely used ‘RCMI Core Resources’ - Summary

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Frequency of Utilization
Currently the most widely used ‘RCMI Core Resources’ - Breakdown

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Utilization Frequency of Cores
Breakdown:
How frequently have you utilized resources attached to and/or synonymous with…?

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Response to:
Are you planning to use any services related to the following outside of your own institution?
Planning to Use Outside Services

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Reason for using Outside Services
Response to:
Please select a reason for wanting to use the services outside of you institution?

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eagle-i Related Question
• Have you ever used the eagle-i search application?
 Yes (23.7%)
 No (76.3%)
• Have you used the RTRN Resource Discovery Networking Tool (RDNT) powered by eagle-i?
 Yes (13.4%)
 No (86.6%)
• Have you ever requested or used a resource you found in eagle-i?
 Yes (6.7%)
 No (93.3%)
• Please rate how easy of difficult it is to use the RTRN RDNT powered by eagle-i search application.
 Very Easy (8.8%),
 Easy (73.5%)
 Difficult (14.7%)
 Very Difficult (2.9%)
• Please rate how easy of difficult it is to use the eagle-i search application.
 Very Easy (16.7%),
 Easy (75%)
 Difficult (6.7%)
 Very Difficult (1.7%)
• Please select the answer below that best fits your overall success in finding a resource relevant to
your needs using eagle-i.
 I have found resource(s) relevant to my needs. (19.8%)
 I have found resource(s) somewhat relevant to my needs. (28.2%)
 I have not found any resources relevant to my needs. (52%)

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High throughout sequencing, Epigenetics,
High Throughput Screening (Drug etc.),
small animal imaging with IVIS,
Phlebotomy, ELISA, FPLC system
next generation
sequencer, Drug
Development,
multiphoton
microscope,
biostatistics, study
design, and data
management. a
recruitment core, LC-
MS/MS system
dedicated to the
analysis of
environmental
pollutants
electron microscopy, data management
molecular biology, sequencing,
proteomics, confocal microscopy, infrared
spectometer(s) and updated fluorescence
spectrometers,
small angle x-ray
scattering (SAXS),
breast human
tumors, flow
cytometry, genomics
and bioinformatics.
biostatistics, survey
and/or assessment
resources, data
management,
biological specimen
storage
Core Resource Needs
Response Snapshots to:
Please project your core resource needs/desires over the next 3 years
The RCMI Microarray &
Bioinformatics Core
Resources
The RCMI Clinical &
Translational Core
Resources
The RCMI Imaging Core
Facilities & Resources
The RCMI Proteomics
& Genomics Core
Resources

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Need Help?
Happy to help!
Email us at: R3NHelpdesk@rtrn.net
or
Call us at: 1-877-602-7907
Director R3N – Solomon T. Garner, Jr., M.S., Ph.D.
RTRN DCC @ Jackson State University
Solomon.Garner@rtrn.net or solomon.t.garner@jsums.edu
601.979.1680